Food security and safety

Designation of Dietary Education Institutes in Korea

Jeong-bin Im
Dr. Jeongbin Im Professor Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development College of Agricultural and Life Science Seoul National University Seoul, Korea E-mail: jeongbin@snu.ac.kr   The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced that...
Country: Korea Topic: Food security and safety
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The Promotion of Traceability in Agricultural Products

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association The promotion of traceability in agricultural goods is one of the main itineraries on New Agricultural Project by the Council of Agriculture (COA).  Ever since the Agricultural Production and Certification Act have been...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Sanitation and Safety Control of Agricultural Products

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   The Taiwan government has established a complete control system to monitor and test pesticide residues on agricultural products.  COA is in charge of the process before products go to the market and the Department of...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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Introduction of School Lunch Program in Japan and Korea

Yutsai Huang
Yutsai Huang, Ph.D. Director, Food and Fertilizer Technology Center   School lunches were extended to all elementary schools in Japan in 1952, and with the enactment of the school lunch law, to junior high schools in 1954. Today, 99% of elementary school students and 82% of junior high...
Country: Japan Topic: Food security and safety
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Amended Act Governing Food Sanitation Lifts Ban on Beef Containing Ractopamine

Hwang-Jaw Lee
Hwang-Jaw Lee Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association   Updated food safety act allows for new drug residue levels, Legislature passed amendments to the Act Governing Food Sanitation on July 25, lifting the ban on beef containing the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine and...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Food security and safety
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